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Diastasis recti, or rectus abdominis diastasis, is an increased gap between the right and left rectus abdominis muscles. [1] The increased distance between the muscles is created by the stretching of the linea alba , a connective collagen sheath created by the aponeurosis insertions of the transverse abdominis , internal oblique , and external ...
In pathology, diastasis is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture. [ 1 ]
McDonough syndrome, also known as Mental retardation, peculiar facies, kyphoscoliosis, diastasis recti, cryptorchidism, and congenital heart defect is a very rare multi-systemic genetic disorder which is characterized by facial dysmorphisms, psychomotor delays, intellectual disabilities, and congenital heart defects.
An abnormal widening of the linea alba is known as diastasis recti. During pregnancy, the linea alba usually darkens due to hormonal changes whereupon it becomes known as the linea nigra . The linea nigra sometimes also occurs in either sex outside the context of pregnancy.
Download QR code; In other projects Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... English: Diastasis recti. 72-year-old man, epigastric protrusion when raising the head.
Diastasis may refer to: Diastasis (pathology) is the separation of parts of the body that are normally joined, such as the separation of certain abdominal muscles during pregnancy, or of adjacent bones without fracture; Diastasis (physiology) is the middle stage of diastole during the cycle of a heartbeat
The rectus abdominis muscle, (Latin: straight abdominal) also known as the "abdominal muscle" or simply the "abs", is a pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen (or "midriff").
An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting of abdominal fat from the greater omentum or occasionally parts of the small intestine.